1984Final results
1984 election for New York Assembly District 78
New York State Assembly · New York
Gloria Davis (D) won with 87.0% of the vote, defeating Thelma Boyd (R) by 76.5 points.
Gloria DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.0%20,458
Thelma BoydRepublican
10.5%2,461
Margaret WhiteConservative
2.6%608
23,527 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET